{"id":4958,"date":"2010-04-06T02:10:51","date_gmt":"2010-04-06T06:10:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=4958"},"modified":"2014-01-27T14:07:34","modified_gmt":"2014-01-27T19:07:34","slug":"bolo-ties-and-more-double-denim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2010\/04\/bolo-ties-and-more-double-denim\/","title":{"rendered":"Bolo Ties and More Double Denim"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When I wrote my <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2010\/03\/fall-into-a-texas-tuxedo-at-the-gap\/\" target=\"_blank\">first post about double denim<\/a> last month, I was going to jokingly suggest a bolo tie as the perfect accessory for the look. But by the time I got to that part of the post, I was seriously into the idea. Then gorgeous blogger The Shoe Girl emailed me a link to a <a href=\"http:\/\/theshoegirl.blogspot.com\/2009\/08\/bolod-over.html\" target=\"_blank\">sex-ay picture of her wearing a bolo<\/a> and I knew I was on to something.\u00a0 So, when I found out gorgeous blogger Stacy of <a href=\"http:\/\/taffetadarlings.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">taffetadarlings<\/a> had a bolo from back in the day, I insisted that she wear it <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2010\/03\/single-white-female-x-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">when we went out on the town<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4996\" style=\"width: 416px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/taffetadarlings.blogspot.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4996\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4996 \" title=\"stacy bolo 2\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/stacy-bolo-2.jpg\" width=\"406\" height=\"484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/stacy-bolo-2.jpg 752w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/stacy-bolo-2-251x300.jpg 251w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 406px) 100vw, 406px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4996\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stacy shows off her bolo and the vest she designed herself.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Stacy also has a fabulous Miriam Haskell bolo that she got at a flea market in 1986. I&#8217;m inspired! Expect to see a bolo tie in the <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Wendy Brandes collection<\/a> soon.<\/p>\n<p>Luckily, it looks like there will be a lot of double-denim wearers in need of an accessory. Jennine of <a href=\"http:\/\/the-coveted.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Coveted<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/independentfashionbloggers.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Independent Fashion Bloggers<\/a> recently did denim separates after testing the waters with a <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2010\/03\/daring-damsels-in-double-denim\/\" target=\"_blank\">chambray dress<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5000\" style=\"width: 402px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the-coveted.com\/blog\/2010\/04\/02\/casual-friday-double-denim\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5000\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5000    \" title=\"jenninedenim\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/jenninedenim.jpg\" width=\"392\" height=\"570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/jenninedenim.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/jenninedenim-206x300.jpg 206w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 392px) 100vw, 392px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5000\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jennine does double denim.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Calivintage <a href=\"http:\/\/calivintage.blogspot.com\/2010\/03\/double-denim.html\" target=\"_blank\">dared to don a Texas tuxedo<\/a> too, while Sheila from Ephemera proved that she was a leader of the pack with a <a href=\"http:\/\/sheilaephemera.blogspot.com\/2010\/03\/two-years-of-blogginga-retrospective.html\" target=\"_blank\">photo from 2009<\/a>. As for me, I wear double denim now and then, but more for practical than fashion reasons. If I have to sacrifice a jacket to a monsoon, I&#8217;d rather it be my<a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2007\/09\/giving-you-boot\/\" target=\"_blank\"> &#8217;90s Earl Jean jacket <\/a>than my <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2008\/07\/london-day-1-standing-in-english-rain\/\" target=\"_blank\">black zippered McQueen<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5043\" style=\"width: 234px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2007\/09\/giving-you-boot\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5043\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5043 \" title=\"yellowbootscrop\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/yellowbootscrop.jpg\" width=\"224\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/yellowbootscrop.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/yellowbootscrop-210x300.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5043\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Totally drenched in 2007 in my Acne jeans, Earl Jean jacket and Marc Jacobs rainboots.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>UPDATED TO ADD: <a href=\"http:\/\/apparellel.blogspot.com\/2010\/04\/bolo-ties-leopard-and-love.html\" target=\"_blank\">Apparallel <\/a>is wearing a bolo, and <a href=\"http:\/\/fishtankfashion.blogspot.com\/2010\/04\/double-denim-and-bolo-tie.html\" target=\"_blank\">Fritha Louise <\/a>is working a bolo WITH double denim! <\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I wrote my first post about double denim last month, I was going to jokingly suggest a bolo tie as the perfect accessory for the look. But by the time I got to that part of the post, I was seriously into the idea. Then gorgeous blogger The Shoe Girl emailed me a link&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2010\/04\/bolo-ties-and-more-double-denim\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4996,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12,458,23,19,41],"tags":[463,695],"class_list":{"0":"post-4958","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-blogs-and-bloggers","8":"category-double-denim","9":"category-fashion-trends","10":"category-jeans","11":"category-pictures-of-me","12":"tag-bolo-ties","13":"tag-double-denim","14":"entry"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4958","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4958"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4958\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24109,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4958\/revisions\/24109"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4996"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4958"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4958"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4958"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}